Boras: Wieters may Test Free Agency

[calmunderfire]

Position + Body Type + Age make a long extension scary for me. This might not be a guy who has much value past 29.

Exactly. Just connect the dots. Wieters does not profile as a longevity guy.

[Redskins Rick]

I hate that term. What does it mean to "test" free agency. You either are or you aren't.

it's the threat by the agent, to try and generate more revenue for their client.

[calmunderfire]

I remember when I said Wieters was an under-performing money grubber with greed. I got slammed, but I think we will be seeing more stories like this that escalate the closer we get to arbitration and free agency.

This is a guy who clearly takes his money, very, very seriously. With the Boras thing and all that stuff.

My ideal world is the Yankees give a MASSIVE contract to an over the hill player and he sucks. Maybe he has a mini resurgence in his contract year and the Yankees do something dumb.

[SeaBird]

Position + Body Type + Age make a long extension scary for me. This might not be a guy who has much value past 29.

At some point Wieters has to go to the OF or 1B because he won't be catching much longer.

[Can_of_corn]

At some point Wieters has to go to the OF or 1B because he won't be catching much longer.

Have you seen him run?

He won't be going to the outfield.

[calmunderfire]

May not have much value past 29? Hell this looks like a player with not much value after 26.

[atomic]

May not have much value past 29? Hell this looks like a player with not much value after 26.

Buck plays him too much. I can't believe he made him catch both Saturday and Sunday. I wonder if any of better hitting catchers catch as many innings as Matt.

[ShaneDawg85]

Buck plays him too much. I can't believe he made him catch both Saturday and Sunday. I wonder if any of better hitting catchers catch as many innings as Matt.

Yadier Molina.

[Redskins Rick]

Yadier Molina.

Miquel Montero

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/c/sort/fullInningsPlayed

[Can_of_corn]

Yadier Molina.

Of course Molina is 31 and everyone knows Catchers get stronger after 30.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Shocking to think a Boras client could consider testing the FA market when he is eligible.

In other news, today is Tuesday.

Tuesday !! I thought it was Wednesday.

[atomic]

Miquel Montero

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/c/sort/fullInningsPlayed

But Montero isn't hitting this year.

[LookinUp]

At some point Wieters has to go to the OF or 1B because he won't be catching much longer.

But his bat only profiles pretty well for SS, C and P. Maybe he can become a closer again like he was in college?

[CA-ORIOLE]

Have you seen him run?

He won't be going to the outfield.

....and he doesn't hit enough for 1b or DH.

[Frobby]

Unless I am missing something, the title of this thread is misleading. The linked article does not quote Boras as saying Wieters will test free agency. The earlier June 30 article that is linked in that article also does not quote Boras as saying that Wieters will test free agency. All I see are some statements that the "team believes" Wieters will test free agency.

In short, there really is no news here, nor has Boras made any "threats." This is a bunch of recycled, second and third hand information that merely suggests that there's nothing new on this front since April. There's absolutely nothing to see here.

Frankly, I'm not that worried about it. There's no real imperative for Wieters and the team to discuss a long term deal right now. He's here through the 2015 season unless we trade him.